malapropoism

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English

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Etymology

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From malapropos +‎ -ism.[1]

Noun

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malapropoism (countable and uncountable, plural malapropoisms)

  1. Obsolete form of malapropism.

References

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  1. ^ malapropoism, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.